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Recent News
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The California Tahoe Conservancy Board has approved two planning grants totaling $590,000 to enhance beach access and recreation at Lake Tahoe. -
Twenty-five residents from Incline Village and Crystal Bay will be selected to participate in a five-week leadership program. -
Young people are taking their learning outdoors due to grant funding approved by the Nevada legislature. It’s been transformative for some high school students. -
A U.S. District judge said it was “not hard to imagine” that some horses and burros went to slaughter in his ruling that led to the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to shut down the adoption program. -
New Mexico lawmakers have passed a bill to create an alert system for missing Indigenous people, a growing trend in the Mountain West region. -
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is proposing $200 million for attainable housing, including mortgage or rental assistance and eviction help, during the 2025 legislative session. -
The judges said the ranch could not deny access to federal public lands for lawful purposes and affirmed that corner crossing is not trespassing, as long as private land is not physically touched.
En Español
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El secretario de Estado de Nevada, Francisco Aguilar, realizará lo que ha definido como “una gira de escucha activa” para reunirse con las 28 naciones tribales reconocidas por el Estado, con el objetivo de estrechar relaciones, aumentar la representación de sus miembros, y asegurar acceso a servicios gubernamentales. -
Los legisladores de Nevada buscan hacer más fácil deshacerse de vehículos abandonados, tanto en terrenos públicos como privados. -
El proyecto añadiría algunos alimentos de venta en la calle a la lista de productos hechos en casa que son preparados y vendidos fuera de una cocina comercial. Esta lista incluye mazorcas, aguas frescas, fruta fresca en trozos, alimentos populares en México y el resto de Latinoamérica.
Nevada State Government
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Gracias a fondos estatales aprobados por la legislatura de Nevada hace dos años, cada vez más jóvenes en todo el estado están llevando su aprendizaje al aire libre — una experiencia que ha resultado transformadora para algunos estudiantes de secundaria.
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Nevada lawmakers questioned the governor’s attainable housing bill during a three-hour hearing in Carson City on Wednesday evening. -
A new bill in the Nevada legislature aims to reduce plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe by banning the sale of small plastic water bottles.
Lake Tahoe
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Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas. -
Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined. -
The Nevada Division of State Parks is inviting the public to provide feedback on the draft Sand Harbor State Park master plan, which proposes several key improvements to the popular park.
Mountain West News
Este resumen de las noticias de la semana se emite en la radio todos los viernes a las 6:45 a.m. y a las 5:44 p.m. y domingos a las 3:01 p.m. en 88.7 FM en el área de Reno. Haga clic aquí para aprender más y escuchar el episodio más reciente.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
NPR News
Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck follows Nevada politics and the 2025 state legislative session. Tune in on the third Friday of each month at 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., as well as the following Sunday at 4 p.m.
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